Essays on Artwork

The oil on canvas” The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” is mounted on aluminum and displayed in Smithsonian American Art Museum. The museum at Yellowstone National Park's archives collections of different artists, including Thomas Moran. Moran was born in England in 1837, and his family moved to Philadelphia later 1. He began his artistic training in an under a wood engraver. Later he shifted to a full-time painting career. He soon established himself as a renowned painter and illustrator. The essay makes a formal analysis of the colorful and magnificent artwork by Moran- “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” ...

The artwork makes use of many diagonal lines which likewise convey the movement of the figures. The diagonal lines give the impression that the forms in the painting are descending from the stair rather than being stationary. Furthermore, the colors used in the artwork have less value which may be manifested in the dark colors used. Likewise, the colors used were not strongly contrasted with each other, but the lines used had provided the contrast in the artwork. The artwork is asymmetrically balanced, that is, the two sides are not identical but are arranged in a way as to ...

Good morning class! I want to start by asking you some questions, before we even look at the painting I would like to share with you. If the answer is yes to the question, I am going to ask you to stand up. Then please sit down so I can ask the next question. Thank you. Ok listen carefully: Who here has ever wanted to be a painter? [Be sure to allow response time. This will also allow for involvement of children who are more kinesthetic learners than simply aural learners.] How about a writer? Has anyone ever wanted ...

Introduction to Humanities

In the olden times, the humanities were used to refer to that which concerned people after drawing from what was of concern to God. Arts, philosophy, and mathematics, stand as the dynamics that deal with humans while divinity, religion and theology deal with God. Despite the disparity, most individuals believe that humanities come from God. Humanities hence define a vast area of analysis and human activity mainly involved with values and not entirely inclined to methods of science or objectivity. It means that personal feelings and opinions that represent facts do not have any influence. In addition, humanities do ...

Culture is the language which can also be the beliefs, the values, the norms and how people behave. It can also be the material objects which can be characterized by a certain group of people and are also believed to be passed from a generation to the other. Non material has another name which is symbolic culture. This is how a certain group of people thinks and does things. Material culture is believed to be the material objects that distinguish a certain group of people with their artwork, the building, the weapon, the utensils, hairstyles, clothing and even their ...

Abstract

The essay summarizes the arguments of Greenberg and Rosenberg's ideologies on art. Different art critics have supported various art movements, shaping the understandings of the artists' work. Harold Rosenberg and Clement Greenberg have put forward their own interpretations of the art movements and their view were contrasting and opposed. Greenberg essay reflects on the social and historical context and the notion of modernism. On the other hand, according to Harold Rosenberg, it is almost impossible to define the movement in art. For the first time, the idea of acceptable art in the society is discussed upon. Greenberg focused on ...

Molière and Voltaire are thought to be the masters of satire due to their outstanding literary artworks. Their stories usually focus on the modern society, which is usually full with flaws. The authors are responsible for making those flaws not only obvious to the readers, who are not always educated, but also showing them in a humorous way. This genre was very popular back then, but it can still be seen in on TVs and in the modern books. However, nowadays, people are free to express their dissatisfaction with the world. Back then, it was often dangerous to ...

Bust of Alexander the Great

Elements of Art Since the artwork is a sculpture, the lines are considered as three-dimensional. Moreover, contour lines are used to define space, which can be seen as its edges provided depth. Its form can be defined with height, width, and depth, but the shape is non-geometric as the artwork resembled a face. It has a light value, because the material used is marble which is white in color with high intensity. By looking at the artwork, smoothness can be felt as if one touches a real face.

Principles of Art

A high sense of balance can be depicted in the artwork. ...

Undoubtedly, Oscar Wilde is one of the most prominent figures of the world literature. A number of the writer's publications is huge and continues to grow even today. His plays do not cease to put in the world best theaters. Many people devoted to him researches, novels, movies, and TV shows; moreover, his paradoxes are abundantly quoted in any sections of society. Since Wilde's talent is undeniable, he is known not only for his creativity. The writer is considered a very bright and extraordinary personality that combines an extraordinary charisma and many contradictions. Oscar Wilde is a great playwright, ...

Dada: From Disgust to Spontaneity

“If all of a sudden your head begins to crackle with laughter, if you find all your ideas useless and ridiculous, know that it is Dada beginning to speak to you” (Hentea 161). We may define this passage to be rather symptomatic: it conveys a state of mind of people (mainly, related to art in a broad sense, and that means someone who reflects) before and during World War I. How could the massacre run up to such an extent? This acute feeling of absurd constituted the dadaist agenda. Switzerland was a neutral country at that time and many ...

Quiz Questions

1. Explain the differences between the two questions, “What is Art?” and “What is art for?” Art is a vast phenomenon and its meaning varies from the viewer to the artist itself. To understand the notion between the difference between what is art and what it is for, it is first important to look into the insight of the descriptor (Theschooloflife.com). As art is taken into consideration, most people are daunted to ponder and ask directly that what exactly might the piece of art for. There is a misconception that art is everything, or art is anything, also art ...

“One saying: the techniquereproduced object domain of tradition. By making for a unique existence. And in permitting object reproduced Benjamin is saying that reproductions reduce the integrity of the art because the product is no longer authentic. It seems to him that an object is only unique and interesting in its singularity and once it becomes too easy to obtain then it loses its allure. For example, the Mona Lisa it is considered by many to be a great piece of art and there is only one. Which makes it intriguing. Now if the look the woman had was ...

In My Last Duchess, a Duke shows his guest the painting of his late wife and gradually reveals how her perceived infidelity enraged him into killing her. Browning narrates the scene through the voice of the duke, allowing understanding to dawn naturally on the reader as though they are hearing the story firsthand. This makes the horror of the poem a personal experience for the reader, who uncovers clues throughout about the death of the Duchess, feels as though they are engaging personally with the Duke, and finally, comes to realize the crime of the story and apply that ...

The human beings are considered as the most intelligent creature in this universe. It is hard to measure the capability and brilliance of the human mind (Voronin et al. 1139-1146). The optimistic factor in human intelligence and brilliance is increasing with the passage of time, and this eventually results in different kinds of innovations around the world. Philosophers and scientists around the globe are making different kinds of claims regarding the development of human intelligence and their claims revolve around different kinds of theories. Due to the complexity in the theories, it is always difficult to believe in one ...

1) Art is definitely a skill. In order to achieve an effect in the visual arts, one must know what one is doing. This requires skill in their medium. If one is painting or drawing, skill with a brush, pencil, or charcoal is a necessity. Most viewers will be able to discern between a work of art that is amateurish in style versus a work that is rendered by a skilled artist. 2) Art is a concept insofar as it stimulates its viewers to think about the world they live in. Thus, art is a concept that attempts to ...

My heart was all smiles; the radiance on my face spoke loudly with delight. Jane had just outshone her peers in the summer choral contest, and I was sitting on top of the world. I had counseled my daughter enough, spent a fortune in time and dime for her rehearsals and here we both were at the Great-Lake zoo pavilion gazing at the beauty of mother-nature with some of her children. The pink, the yellow, the purple, the red and the white petals took their fair share of display at the contest stage of beauty. The petals ears gave ...

Mary Stevenson Cassatt was a prominent American Impressionist and the first female to launch her own exhibit in the Paris Salon. In her time, there few women who managed to succeed in the field of art, especially for a colonial. She was educated by famous French masters such as Degas and spent most of her time copying the artworks of the previous masters. Cassatt first studied arts in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1860 up to 1862. As a woman, her determination is quite remarkable as she managed to successfully persuade her parents to let her ...

Abstract

The writing delves deep into the structure known as Borobudur. The historical, cultural and religious significance of this architectural structure is explored in the course of the writing so as to comprehend how the temple complex is important even in the present times. In relation to the theoretical concept of flaneur as explicated by the famous theorist Walter Benjamin, the images of the structures present inside the temple complex of Borobudur are explored. (Benjamin, 1929) It is further explored how Borobudur could have in reality been a city. Indeed, this place was the focus of Buddhist worship and scholarship ...

Both artworks under analysis in this essay are from the same artist, Patte Corcoran and are oil on canvas. These are an example of landscape art, which means depicting art of landscapes and displaying the natural elements around us such as trees, forests, mountains, etc. In both artworks, we find an arrangement of the natural elements to make a coherent composition. The sky is a common element in both arts, and the landscapes carry other details. However, in one painting, the sky covers a much larger area and give a sense of vast freedom. It seems the main focus ...

The human body is integral to the understanding of aspects of identity such as gender and race as well as sexuality. Throughout the ages, the human body has acted as an inspiration for artists. The body was traditionally used to explore sexuality, as well as beauty but this changed in the twentieth century. This shift came about with the advent of performance art, where an artist usually makes use of his or her own body as a medium. This brand of art is often viewed as an offshoot of conceptual art. Cindy Sherman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Andrea Fraser are ...

Introduction

As I travel back through the centuries, circumstances quickly change. The instructions require intimate that a button can only be stopped in a time of history that one is well conversant. Torn between choosing between the protestant reformation and Italian renaissance I quickly make a decision and choose the latter. The Italian Renaissance is one of the greatest moments of the human civilization. Italy becomes the face of the Renaissance because it provides a platform for cultural exchanges and achievement. The 14th century is the period when the civilization begins and carries significant importance to the human race. The ...

Massacre of the Innocents by Paul Rubens is judged by the experts as the true Rubens. The subject of the artwork is the massacre ordered by King Herod, who wants to prevent the King of the Jews to be a rival. Rubens depicts the massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem. Rubens work is characteristic of nudes that are chubby and voluptuous when compared to modern standards. He was an ambitious painter of altarpieces and worked on historical subjects.

The art work

The rich and dramatic colors used by Rubens in Massacre of the Innocents show that he is clearly influenced by Italian ...

Museums are home to the historical heritage of all societies in the world and hold historical significant to anyone interested in all the cultures of the world. It is a worthy cause visiting and acquainting oneself with the cultural heritage of any communities or societies in the world. The National Museum of the American Indian in New York City is no exception. It is home to several art pieces from different parts of the world. Among them are exhibits from the indigenous South American communities. The cultural and ethnographic exhibits from this region and other parts of the world ...

A few days ago I had a chance to visit one of the most famous museums in the world – the Denver Art Museum. It is renowned for its unique incomparable works of art that depict all the verges of the human life. Although every painting has its own history and attracts the visitors by its marvelous colors and texture, there was one particular picture that made me feel dumb. It was a work of a famous French artist Gustave Dore. This piece of art stood out against other no less distinguished paintings. It was the picture ‘The Family of ...

Introduction

Lorenzo Monaco’s artwork “Madonna” and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine” are perfect examples of artwork that passed important information to the society. Leonardo da Vinci “Lady with an Ermine” was painted at around 1489-1490. The use of oil in the painting gives evidence that it was made during the Renaissance period as the oils had just been introduced in Italy at that time. The painting is currently held at Wawel Royal Castle. The Madonna painting by Lorenzo Monaco is a perfect example of artwork during the medieval era. Lorenzo’s painting has its subject as ...

Synesthesia is an event by which the prompting of one sense group gives stimulation to a sensation in another group. The term synesthesia according to Campen and Froger (2008), comes from the Greek terms syn that means together and aesthesis which means to perceive.1 At present, the most popular and widely known form of synesthesia is the hearing of vowels or music in color. Campen and Froger (2008) also add that the different types of synesthesia such as the sense of smell is stimulated by one or more senses such as hearing and sight.2 Color Synesthesia for one is ...

Historic arts are a representation of complex civilization. Islamic art creates an immediate visual impact through its strong aesthetic appeal that transcends distances and space. Since art is a representation of culture, it is influenced by Islamic religion. In this paper, I will describe the basic elements of a particular Islamic art, and see how these elements merge to create such a masterpiece. Islamic art fosters a distinctive culture with its own unique language reflected in art. The piece of art is a glazed fritware bottle (Inv. no. LNS 327 C) from the golden age of the Turkish Empire.

The art is a long necked flask/ ...

1. Individual place in society according to Horse Boy

The Horse Boy is a documentary film with a crafted footage that depicts spontaneous social interaction that contributes to its appeal and image. The perception of a social anthropologist that studies autism makes a conscious decision to focus on the experiences of autistic people, Instead of people around them. Parents of autistic children desire attention for one to understand their experiences and perspectives. The Horse Boy is a crucial reminder of the obvious fact that every autistic adult has a history of being an autistic child. Parents play an influencing role to the children lives ...

Compare and Contrast Robert Frost's Mending wall to john Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn

The “Ode on a Grecian Urn” was written by Romantic poet John Keats in 1819 and is known for its profound meditation and conclusions on the nature of beauty. It highlights the issues of beauty, truth and eternity. It portrays Keats’ attempt to understand the eternity of sculpture, an art form. Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” was written in 1914 and depicts how two men meet on terms of civility to repair a wall between them. This paper will try to compare and contrast “Ode on a Grecian Urn” with “Mending Wall” with regards to form, structure, and themes.

Keats’ “Ode ...

The works of Gerhard Richter are dominated by two contemporary styles, which include distinctive, process-oriented abstraction and a mild version of super-realism. He says that he does not have a favorite theme is his artwork, something that allows him to produce distinctively different forms of art during his period. During his painting career, Richer experimented with radically different art forms to portray what he perceived in his environment. His work matched different periods in history. Richer does not conform to the thinking of the masses. He uses photo painting to express his connection to family members and real characters.

The ...

Analysis of an Artwork

For the right and correct message to be passed on to the audience in a context, it requires an in depth analysis to help one comprehend and understand the message. Message are displayed and conveyed in different forms that include both verbal and non-verbal ways and this applies so in equal measure to artistic works and features. Art work conveys messages in various forms that include the various elements such as color, texture, design and shape of the art product among other features that have to be analyzed ad interpreted wholly to get the different meanings and messages being presented ...

Introduction

- Epson’s perfection V750-M pro scanner sparks my mind any time I see it. - Looking at these two, one can confuse the two but the latest model is obviously fantastic. - This presentation is a guideline on how to set up the Epson perfection V750-M pro scanner and how to use it. - For a person who is buying this machine for the first time, this is how it is connected in order to use it. - Once you buy it, the gadget is carefully packed in a grey box with a label of the machine in ...

INTRODUCTION

Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series has been one of the most popular, long-running and influential fantasy book series of the past 50 years. In addition to its intriguing stories of high fantasy, one of the most integral components to its longevity and popularity are the stylized, intriguing and fascinating cover art that has graced every edition of each of the numerous books in the series. Many artists have worked on the series' cover art for many years, and their varying styles throughout the decades show the differences in fantasy art styles and audience sensibilities in a very ...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest museums in the United States. This museum has over 300000 collections (Merendino & Clark, 2014). The vast collections of this museum of art make it one of the largest in America. This park sits majestically on the rise of 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Merendino & Clark, 2014). The museum is open for the public from Tuesday to Sunday from ten o’clock to five o’clock in the evening. This is with the exception of Wednesday and Friday since if closes at a quarter to ...

Introduction

The work of the architect depicts a Koran having Islamic writings in it. The first page of the Koran represented by the artist, Dr. completed Rahman who is an accomplished professor in the faculty of arts, the portray can be analyzed and be interpreted for example the subject matter in this scenario lies on the portray which has a symbolic meaning of showing the role of the portray for example since it is a Koran then it depicts the tool that the Muslims use in their religious practices.

The sensory qualities illuminated in the portray touches on how one feels when ...

In the artistic oil canvas paintings of James Whistler, Nocturne, Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night, and Barnett Newman, Midnight Blue, the three components of art namely form, subject, and content tend to create the difference in the artistic talents displayed. The artist used the elements of art such as line, color, texture, shape, and value to produce a form. However, each of the artistic pieces tends to display varying degree of application of the artistic elements. This variance tends to create the observable difference in terms of shape, color, or texture of the pieces. A bid to compare and contrast ...

Andrean High School. "Exhibit planned at art center : Chesterton News." nwitimes.com. Times Staff, 11 Mar. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/exhibit-planned-at-art-center/article_0bdd15d2-aaf9-5aa2-958a-84f853f3ea1a.html

The inter-reliability between art and, culture through the course of civilization has been immense. Art has played some defining roles in the course that the human race has responded to situations by either perpetuating existing perceptions and ideas or by promoting a new way of doing things and approaching situations. Art has also found immense in its primary use as a form of entertainment, where communities appreciative of art visit galleries and marvel at the various artworks in ...

Introduction

John and Jeff Bulllock are 2nd and 3rd generation medical device executives, respectively. Together, they have been in and out of hundreds of hospitals and thousands of clinics. Over the 40 plus years they have been in the industry, they have been observant of and listened to the medical staff expressing their needs. Out of these necessities, many patents, creations, and the development of new medical devices have come. Most recently, they have witnessed and been told about a growing problem with hospital bed sheets. As they see it, there are three major problems that hospitals face in regards ...

Finding a right major is not an easy task, when it comes to undergraduate students. Most of them need more time to figure out what major will be better for them. Indeed, some students tend to choose a major that interests them more than other majors, but right after graduation they realize it wasn’t a right choice. Therefore, students pursue undergraduate degree in one field and then graduate degree in another one.

However, some students are luckier, because they chose a right major from the very beginning. Such students still need to gain some extra knowledge and skills that could help ...

Every form of art has gone through several stages of development that usually depended on the level of technology advance. Some of such art forms first faced incredible criticism and even denial from the contemporaries, who, often failing to come to terms with the cultural and technologic changes and new artistic phenomena, simply rejected the novelties that they could not understand, embrace and appreciate. Video games are currently a central point of heated debates about whether they should or should not be recognized a new art form. The advocates of video games, who are usually gamers or game developers, defend games ...

Charles Saatchi was the owner of the collection of contemporary art which was presented at the Royal Academy of Art and then it took place in New York and Berlin. The exhibition included many works of Young British Artists and first took place on 18 September – 28 December 1997.

The Holy Virgin Mary painting cached all attention. Bright, technically complex works by Chris Ofili include fragments from rock paintings in Zimbabwe, comics, hip-hop culture to the present varied experiences of contemporary black identity. In this artwork, he used paint, foil, glitter, collage, colored pushpins and elephant excrement and ...

Avant-garde otherwise known as outsider art, is a diversion from mainstream art. This form of art was popularized in Europe, especially the post Second World War period, by individuals who were predominantly individualistic and nonconformist. Jean Dubuffet is a name synonymous with this kind of art which he called Art Brut.

Jean Dubuffet was born in 1901 in Le Havre, France. He studied art in Paris though for just a short time before he left art to be an industrial draughtsman. He later on moved to become an administration in his family’s business. While he was studying, Dubuffet was intrigued ...

This March, the whole world celebrated the 161th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh's, whose paintings are now included in the list of the fifteen most famous and expensive artworks in the world. The paradox is that it was the artist's lifelong dream to sell at least one of them to get the money and pay off his countless debts. When a healthy boy was born on the 30th March, 1853 to the ...

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in

Introduction People often associate art with beauty such that art forms appeal to the audience because of their aesthetic qualities. Nonetheless, as we explore various theories, concepts, and approaches in art design, we discover that beauty is diverse. As the famous saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which means that the standard and quality of beauty differs based on varying constructs and views of beauty. The conflict and exchange between perfection and imperfection, for instance, illustrates the variability of beauty as a construct in art design (Bailey & Peoples, 2010). Beauty is not merely a creation or ...

Philosophy

Benedetto Croce was a very popular figure in the initial years of the 20th century with respect to aesthetics, philosophy as well as literary criticism. Most of Croce’s general philosophy was akin to that of the earlier century. A relentless theme in the philosophy of Croce is that he pursued a path that lied between ‘transcendentalism’ by Scylla and ‘sensationalism’ of the Charybdis, which for a wide number of reasons may be regarded as co-extensive encompassing both rationalism as well as empiricism. In the view of Croce, these lie at the bottom of the similar error of abstracting from usual experience ...

“In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!” ~ (Anonymous, 2014)

Literature and other disciplines in Humanities fosters a sense of understanding regarding realities that discusses human experiences. From the definition of humanities and coining it from its root word “human”, it means can only originate from an aspect that entirely focuses on the aspect concerning human endeavors. True enough, humanities are a field of study that is involved in the pursuit of gaining understanding of concepts, principles and ideologies relating to human culture ( ...

The work of Art, which is discussed in this essay, is a painting of Emile Jean Horace Vernet – “The Scene from the French Campaign of 1814”, created in the 1826. Now, this masterpiece is located in the Legion of HonorGallery 16. This picture was created with oil on canvas.(Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.Emile Jean Horace Vernet › Scene from the French Campaign of 1814.(n.d.)) This work is truly considered to be a piece of World Art: as it may be seen, all objects, depicted on it, are quite realistic. On this point it is appropriate to go to the ...

Art is a collection of different human events and the results of those events. This project emphasizes on the paintings done by different artists in America and what the artists had in mind during the time when they did these paintings. The paintings are found in the statutory hall. There are varied emotions depicted by the artists that define the history of America before independence. These paintings are of much importance even to the current generation and help one to understand better the history of America by just having a look at the images. These places the images in their immediate ...

“Art is a proof of the existence of humankind” were the words that became my inspiration to understand and acquire arts with a whole new perspective. I was attending an Art Festival several years back where a renowned lecturer’s mentioned words paved a new path for me to follow. Although I already had an interest in the subject, his insightful lecture triggered my curiosity to gain more knowledge of art’s history and to dig into the subject for understanding it better.

After attaining Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, I am currently in the first ...

Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Checking Your Understanding page 5

- There are a variety of different ways that art can be around the world. Art can be in a book that is being read, the furniture that is being sit on, and in the video games that people play on a regular basis. Basically, art can be anything that a person sees, has seen, or might imagine like advertisements on TV, Internet, toys, fashion, cars, paintings, and movies. - Perceive means to become aware through the senses of the special nature of objects. When a person uses their sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste to perceive an object, a person will better understand ...

Introduction:

Egungun Masquerade costume, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, mid-20th century.

The materials used in making this piece of art includes beads, glass and metallic threads. The cloth and cowrie shells also forms a major part of this costume. The materials used are of value to the Yoruba people in Nigeria. The cowrie shells are used in the sculpture in order to signify the cultural norms of the Yoruba people especially on the dances and ceremonial activities. The combined use of cowrie shells and the metallic threads are used by the artist to form a unique color and structure in order to appeal to ...

Questions for Women and Cinema

Part I

1. Transgender It is a state in which an individual’s gender is not matching his or her assigned sex responsibility. It refers to the trans-genders, such as homosexual, bisexuals, heterosexual. In the Paris burning film, the issue of Transgender is explored using various characters men and women. For instance, Trans women used as members of the club to show realness. The women are sued to enhance transgender in the film, this shows that as much as they are women they can also compete men and become real (Besnier and Kalissa 34).

2. Monstrous-feminine The female ...

Introduction

A theme as related to visual art is an idea passed on by a certain art work. The work may vary from a play to a picture and many others. So basically a theme is in a certain piece of work is identified as like the common idea being expressed in a certain piece of art. The choice of the theme of an artist would basically depict as a certain kind of life at some point. Caution needs to be taken into great care as we may want to associate a theme as the main matter of an art piece. Various ways to address a piece of would ...

- Paleolithic cave paintings and the Neolithic Susa vessel have a common subject matter; they both illustrate the animals, hunting scenes and cuneiform writings. The Paleolithic art which was made during the old stone period has two styles: Franco-Cantabrian which was attributed to the Cro-Magnon man whose designs depict horses, bison and cattle for their art subjects. The Neolithic art on the other hand was a new art formed in the new stone period. The style of Neolithic art was portable art is characterized of its ability to be moved from one place to another either by humans or by environment. ...

Academic challenges must be met with an open mind while remaining grounded in intense discipline and focus. In the Information Technology program I am studying the use of computer technology for the benefit of various industries. The beauty of Information Technology is the applicability it has to many areas of human endeavors including both business and art. The business side of the subject matter is designed to generate efficiency in industry and ultimately generate money by driving production at dizzying speeds. The artistic side of information technology seeks to tell stories of human significance to an ever-wider audience, and ...

Using subversion in images, paintings or art is a process in which the system of values and principles which are operating in a society or a place is being contradicted. It is usually common for attacking the public about the political and social system in place. It could also be used to attack the public about their concept of morality. Subversion is common in the paintings during the medieval and renaissance age. In this essay, two paintings are analysed about their use of subversion. The essay also opts to explore the impact of the image during its development and in the modern ...

Introduction

The collections in this museum are exploring the roots of the northwest in the west. In this museum, there are many works that have been exhibited in TAM multiple times. Among the many works that have been exhibited includes the work by Gaylen Hansen’s “Kernal riding through the snake”, and the work of William Ivey’s “Blues and Whites”. These paintings are great work and one cannot be tired of viewing them again and again. The exhibition clearly shows through the art work that this Museum is exploring the roots of the people of ancient America ...

- Evaluate personal values and paradigms around body decoration and physical beauty - Investigate how physical appearance affects definitions of identity and belonging - Analyze values and belief systems of physical appearance across cultures, sub-cultures and generations Artifact: People Watching in the street and the reflection about how my personal values and beliefs influence the way I dress.

This assignment made me realize how I judge people by the way they dress. I chose to analyze three women of different age and styles. Each of them was different and unique in many ways. I tried to ...

Introduction

This examines how a photographer Todd walker (1917-1998) used to take photographs before the start of computers in digital world .It further examines how he started to apply computer in his photographic work so as to digitalize the images and other photographic work. This is examined across three decades opt the Todd walker’s work. The use of technology in digital photography is important as the photographs are visualize in three dimensional outlook .When we see Todd walker’s photograph can visualize what it means, how it was taken and the distance the photograph was taken.

The use of computers ...

Politics, beauty and history in art

Politics is the practice of influencing people on the civic and individual level. It has existed since the formation of social hierarchy among humans. Artists mostly did not involve themselves with politics directly with politics but they expressed their views through their art work for example Pablo Piccaso and Thomas Hirschhorn while other were directly involved in politics and also had artistic presentation of the politics for example Jacques Louis David. Beauty is the characteristic of an object or an idea that gives people a feeling of pleasure and is admired. Most artists work is described as a thing of beauty ...